Edward P. Thompson
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Edward P. Thompson was a British historian and socialist known for his influential work "The Making of the English Working Class" and his contributions to social history and leftist political thought.
All labels observed (1)
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| Edward P. Thompson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9592437 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward P. Thompson Context triple: [Farrar, Straus and Giroux, hasPublished, Edward P. Thompson]
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A.
Edward K. Thompson
Edward K. Thompson was an influential American magazine editor best known for his leadership at Life magazine during its mid-20th-century heyday.
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B.
Edward Thompson
Edward Thompson was a British railway engineer best known for serving as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway during the 1940s, where he oversaw the design and rebuilding of steam locomotives.
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C.
Robert Fryer
Robert Fryer was a prominent American theatrical and film producer known for staging major Broadway musicals and plays in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Ronald Robinson
Ronald Robinson was a prominent British historian known for pioneering the study of imperial and Commonwealth history, particularly through his influential work on the dynamics of European imperialism.
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E.
Edward Glendinning
Edward Glendinning is a central fictional character in Sir Walter Scott’s novel "The Monastery," around whom much of the story’s religious and familial conflict revolves.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward P. Thompson Target entity description: Edward P. Thompson was a British historian and socialist known for his influential work "The Making of the English Working Class" and his contributions to social history and leftist political thought.
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A.
Edward K. Thompson
Edward K. Thompson was an influential American magazine editor best known for his leadership at Life magazine during its mid-20th-century heyday.
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B.
Edward Thompson
Edward Thompson was a British railway engineer best known for serving as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway during the 1940s, where he oversaw the design and rebuilding of steam locomotives.
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C.
Robert Fryer
Robert Fryer was a prominent American theatrical and film producer known for staging major Broadway musicals and plays in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Ronald Robinson
Ronald Robinson was a prominent British historian known for pioneering the study of imperial and Commonwealth history, particularly through his influential work on the dynamics of European imperialism.
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E.
Edward Glendinning
Edward Glendinning is a central fictional character in Sir Walter Scott’s novel "The Monastery," around whom much of the story’s religious and familial conflict revolves.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British historian
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human ⓘ social historian ⓘ socialist ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-02-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-08-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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The King’s School, Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Leeds
NERFINISHED
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University of Warwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
history
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labor history ⓘ political theory ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| genre |
historical writing
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non-fiction ⓘ political essay ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Communist Party of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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New Left Review editorial circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Marxism
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New Left NERFINISHED ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critique of structuralist Marxism
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history from below ⓘ moral economy of the crowd ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Customs in Common
NERFINISHED
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The Making of the English Working Class NERFINISHED ⓘ The Poverty of Theory and Other Essays NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sykaos Papers NERFINISHED ⓘ Warwick University Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ Whigs and Hunters: The Origin of the Black Act NERFINISHED ⓘ William Morris: Romantic to Revolutionary NERFINISHED ⓘ Writing by Candlelight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Worcester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Marxist
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socialist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
lecturer in history
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professor of social history ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Frank Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Dorothy Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edward P. Thompson Description of subject: Edward P. Thompson was a British historian and socialist known for his influential work "The Making of the English Working Class" and his contributions to social history and leftist political thought.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.